If the infant gets ill, they will take him, on a »young Sunday«, ie the first Sunday in the lunar month, to a crossroads before sunrise. They will address the person who happens to come first to that crossroads by the following words: »Euzubillahi mineš šejtanir radžim. Bismillahir rahmanir rahim“«. And the chance passer-by will cut the ill infant's hair, ie make a sing of cross cutting his hairs with the scissors. It is considered a great sin to refuse to cut the hair of an ill infant. The person who has performed this »haircut« is called the »šišani kum«, ie a god- father through hair-cutting, and this is observed and respected; the »šišani kum « «, like any god-father, is considered a relative. The infant's mother immediately gives a present to the god-father through hair-cutting, and he gives a present in return on the first occasion. In case of a serious disease of an infant, a ritual sale of the infant is arranged.
If the child does not start speaking on time, also -magic actions are performed: the infant is carried in one hand and a cock in the other three times round the house and while doing so the following ritual words are pronounced: „Cock, do crow; the mute one, do speak up!“ Or a small bread is kneaded with the handle of the coffee grinder and is given to the child to eat it up.
If the child does not start speaking on time, also -magic actions are performed: the infant is carried in one hand and a cock in the other three times round the house and while doing so the following ritual words are pronounced: „Cock, do crow; the mute one, do speak up!“ Or a small bread is kneaded with the handle of the coffee grinder and is given to the child to eat it up.
